Technician Maintenance | HV Electrician | Fixed Plant Shutdown | Maint West*

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success. Come and be a part of this success.

About the Role

We are currently seeking safety focused Electricians to join our Fixed Plant Shutdown team on a Dynamic 182 roster Fly In Fly Out from Perth. A Dynamic 182 roster is similar to a shutdown roster made up of 182 shifts a year, shifts will be dependent on demand but because you will be a permanent employee you still receive a consistent fortnightly pay regardless of the amount of shifts you work. More information on the Dynamic roster can be found here.

As part of the shutdown team you will execute shutdown planned maintenance across the 5 inland Iron Ore mine process plants within the central and eastern Pilbara regions (Yandi, Area C, South Flank, Jimblebar & Whaleback)

Key responsibilities:

• Fixed Plant Maintenance on Extra Low Voltage, Low Voltage and High Voltage equipment
• Inspection, servicing, testing, and reporting of faults on Electrical Systems
• Maintenance and modification of cables, equipment, and associated structures
• Installation of new cables, equipment, and associated structures
• Protection equipment inspections
• Residual Current Device testing
• Ramp down & ramp up electrical support
• HV (RADIAL) and LV Isolations
• Application & removal of shutdown lock boxes

About You

The successful candidate will possess the following:  

• Electrical trade licence
• Minimum C class manual drivers licence
• HV Switching would be advantageous
• Extensive experience in fixed plant electrical maintenance 
• Experience in a shutdown & outage environment would be advantageous 
• The ability to work within a team environment and build effective working relationships
• Experience or a fast learner with work management software tools (e.g. 1SAP) 
• A commitment to safety, quality and attention to detail and procedure 
• EWP / Working at Heights

What is on offer?      

• Permanent Employment with an attractive remuneration and benefits package  
• Attractive annual BHP bonus scheme paid every September 
• Generous BHP share match scheme – Share for Share 
• BHP’s BIG THANKS employee recognition monetary points program
• Significantly discounted  preferred supplier corporate partner rewards in volume for all BHP Employee – Never pay full price for your holiday again!  Another amazing monetary benefit
• On-going career development with growth opportunities within Operations Services and broader BHP

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants’ suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug, and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.  

Supporting a Diverse Workforce  

The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms. 

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at [email protected].